The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, February 23, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 8

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!HHllllllV!RlimilHWHY THE TIRED BUSINESS MANGOES SOUTH IN WINTERPalm Beach, Fla., Feb. 23. If youtake the Palm Beach type as standard bathing suits this season oughtnot to cost an awful lot. "There's aconsiderable expanse of un-suitedparts to be discerned In the modelshere.One style popularized by a wealthyNew York woman looks like a suit ofchild's rompers, with the nether extremities, so to speak, considerablyforeshortened. There are no sleeves,and instead of a collar there's a bigenough hole in the top to permit agoodly-sized coiffure to pass throughuntouched. But what the bathingsuit lacks in size-it makes up in brilliance. It's made of flowered andstriped silk.Oh yes, in addition, or rather subtraction, there are no stockingsworn.JAPANESE OFFICIAL WARNSAGAINST DISCRIMINATIONNew York, Feb. 23. What was regarded today as a frank warningfrom Japan that something must bedone to stop restrictive measuresagainst Japanese In America wasvoiced before the world's court. league meeting by Dr. T. Iyenaga,supposed to be an official government spokesman."Many Japanese have come here,"he said, "in obedience to and underprotection of the treaty between ourtwo countries. Strangely enough,however, we are not all treated orprotected alike. Those living east ofthe Rockies are most hospitaly androyally treated. But those who reside on the Pacific coast not only receive some times harsh treatment,but in some instances have been deprived of some rights and privilegesaccorded to other aliens."If this kind of pin-pricking isoften repeated I fear the time maycome when the Japanese rulers cannot restrain the people."WANT TO CUT DRINKING f'ROMDANCE HALLSPreparations for a fight for a legislative bill to prohibit the sale of liquorin any place where dancing or skating is permitted are being made bythe Juvenile Protective ass'n, follow-ing the issuing of its 1917 report WMrs. Jos. T. Bowen, president ofthe ass'n, wrote the report based oninvestigation of 213 dance halls inthe city. The report shows amongother things:That the majority of dance hallsare controlled by the liquor and viceinterests.That at 205 halls liquor was soldand at 193 minors were present.That in 189 halls no drinking water was easily to be had. 'That dances are properly conducted until liquor begins to take effect.After midnight boys and girls arefrequently seen intoxicated.Indecent conduct found in 118halls.Immoral dancing permitted in 127halls.Of 424 police found on duty, 155rendered good service, 182 poor service, 106 were found drinking and 35were guilty of improper conductother than drinking.Fights at 50 halls.A church dance is reported wherein not only most of the women present, but the pastor of the church gotdrunk. In only one of the ddncehalls investigated was a policemanfound and he came late."Young girls and boys afresh fromschool," the report continued, "areplied with alcohol and with the sug-gestion of vice until dancing ceases Wto be recreation and becomes flagrant immorality."Men and women become intoxicated and dance indecently suchdances as 'Walkin' the dog,' 'On thepuppy's tail,' 'Shaking the shimmy,''The stationary wiggle,' and 'Thedip. "